This is by far the biggest scope for the series.

We take the Hauksson clan and their years through ruling Iceland. It's actually pretty amazing how this chapter jumps from generation to generation of characters. We start with a child's point of view of coming to the land and end up with not even a full blooded Hauksson but instead a wife of a Hauksson bloodline. It just goes to show you how much could actually change through the generation and really pushes the feels of "you are not your family" vibes.

Good: Loved the start. Super strong, intriguing, sad, and intense. I also loved every generation having a different feel and story despite all the main characters feeling like ONE huge family. The twist and turns and the somber ending all flow really well to give generational jumps meaning.

Bad: The last story kind of lacks the punch the first two did. A main character here isn't nearly as interesting as the two before him.

Overall a fantastic ending to a pretty solid series. Sure, there's some stories I could live without reading again, but some I'll never forget. Violent, dark, sad, happy, these stories jump through various emotions and themes and I gotta say Brian Wood did something special. A 4 out of 5 for this one.